Dorothea Jordan

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Dorothea Jordan was a celebrated late 18th- and early 19th-century Anglo-Irish comic actress and mistress of the future King William IV, with whom she had several children.

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Dorothea Jordan canonical 4
Mrs Jordan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish person
actress
comic actress
mistress of royalty
person
stage actress
activeIn early 19th century
late 18th century
alsoKnownAs Dora Bland
Mrs Jordan
linked to: Dorothea Jordan
birthName Dorothy Bland
burialPlace Saint-Cloud
causeOfDeath illness
child Amelia FitzClarence
Augusta FitzClarence
Augustus FitzClarence
Caroline FitzClarence
Elizabeth FitzClarence
Frederick FitzClarence
George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster
Henry FitzClarence
Mary FitzClarence
Sophia FitzClarence
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1761-11-21
dateOfDeath 1816-07-05
employer Covent Garden Theatre
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
ethnicOrigin English
Irish
gender female
genre comedy
languageSpoken English
name Dorothea Jordan
notableFor comic roles on the London stage
relationship with William IV
notableRole Rosalind in As You Like It
linked to: Rosalind

Viola in Twelfth Night
linked to: Viola
numberOfChildren 10
occupation actress
comedian
stage performer
partner Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
William IV
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Ireland
Waterford
placeOfDeath France
Saint-Cloud
religion Church of England
residence Bushy House, Teddington
London
linked to: London, England

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William IV partner Dorothea Jordan
Claire Tomalin subjectOfWork Dorothea Jordan
Dorothea Jordan name Dorothea Jordan
Dorothea Jordan alsoKnownAs Mrs Jordan
linked to: Dorothea Jordan